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My brick has developed a cloudy residue all over it.
What could this be? How do I remove the residue?

DESCRIPTION:

You may be experiencing water stains to your wall.
Water staining occurs when minerals from the water is deposited on
the face of the brick. This often results from water sprinklers which
constantly are wetting the wall. In the pictures below, you can see
the mineral deposits that have accumulated over time. Pictures B and
C show the improvement gained through properly cleaning and sealing
the wall.

PICTURE:

SOLUTION:

If sprinklers are wetting the wall, adjust the sprinkler
heads to reduce the amount of water sprayed on the wall.

Clean the brick with either PROSOCO Heavy Duty Concrete Cleaner or
Custom Masonry Cleaner as per the manufacturer's recommendations.

To reduce the possibility of reoccurrence, apply a water repellant
to surface. In most cases this would be Weather Seal PD. Extremely
porous surfaces may require the use of Custom Masonry Sealer as manufactured
by PROSOCO. Please adhere to manufacturer's recommendation in applying
either of these sealers.

Test the solution on a small portion of the wall before treating entire
area.

Pictures B and C above provide an example of a test panel that was
cleaned and then sealed with the Custom Masonry Sealer. This test
panel was created approximately two years prior to this picture being
taken!DO NOT USE
MURIATIC ACID!